1 photo of Jesse on horseback and in battledress copy of service record up to 1929 || Jesse Parsons was my great uncle, born in 1887 in Stafford he joined the army in 1908 his regiment was the 20th Hussars. At the outbreak of WW1 his regiment was mobilised and sent to France in August 1914 as part of the BEF he was at Mons (Belgium) in 1914 and was awarded the 1914 star (Mons star)his regiment fought in battles at Marne,Aisne and Ypres and as infantry at Messines to name but a few. Jesse was also awarded the British war medal and the Victory medal as well as the long service and good conduct medal. At the end of WW1 Jesse was sent to Egypt as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force. He remained in the army re-enlisting in the West Yorkshire Regiment. || || Cavalry || Jesse Parsons, 20th Hussars, mounted and in battledress. || Photograph || Jesse Parsons on horseback || Front || || Back of photo || Slovenščina || Back || English || Photograph || || Official document || Service record || Jesse Parsons || page from Tank Corp records showing Jesse Parsons service record up to 1929 also includes information on his wife and children || || Official document || Second page of service record || the second page of Jesse Parsons Service record

The item connected with this story is a photograph of my grandfather John Hutchings in his army uniform. The photograph was found in the attic of the family home. || My grandfather John Hutchings was born in 1878, in Somerset in England. He was a member of the Church of England. At the age of eleven he started a five year apprenticeship as a tailor. In 1894, at the age of fifteen he joined the Somerset Light Infantry, then in 1901, he joined the Corp 19th Hussars. He was stationed in Ireland in 1912 where he met and married Mary Ann Lyons later that year. They had three sons, John Jackie Henry, Albert William who later served in the navy during World War II, and Leslie Patrick. During the war John served as a Sergeant Master Tailor. He served in France on August 16th 1914, Egypt in 1919 and Turkey in 1920. My grandfather is entitled to the Star, British war medal 1914-1920, Victory medal army, the long service and good conduct medals. He was discharged from the army in 1922 after 21 years of service. He finished his career with the 20th Hussars. He then moved to Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland where he died in 1945. || || Photograph || Photograph of John Henry Hutchings || Here is a photograph of my grandfather John Henry Hutchings in his army uniform. The photograph is in a really good condition and was found in the attic of the family home.

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